STEPHANIDAE HOME PAGE
                     Alexandre Pires Aguiar
                              1998

Introduction
Ongoing Projects
          Revision of the Genera and Species of the Australian Stephanidae
          Reclassification of the North American Stephanidae
          Catalog of the World Species (same link as to the "World Species Catalog")
          First Record and New Species of Megischus to Europe
          Phylogenetic Revision
          Revision of the Genus Hemistephanus, with methodological considerations
          Mexican Species
          Central American Species
          Megischus and Foenatopus from South America
Stephanidae in the World
     [Clickable world map!]
     Continental USA and Canada
     Mexico
     Central America
     South America
     Europe
     Africa
     Middle East
     Far Orient
     Philippines
     Australia
     New Caledonia
Taxonomy & Images
     Classification
     Subfamilies
     Genera
          Subfamily Schlettererinae Orfila, 1949
               Schlettererius Ashmead, 1900
          Subfamily Stephaninae Enderlein, 1905
               Stephanus Jurine, 1801
               Megischus BrullŠ, 1846
               Hemistephanus Enderlein, 1906
               ?Parastephanellus Enderlein, 1906
          Subfamily Foenatopinae Enderlein, 1905
               Diastephanus Enderlein, 1905
               Neostephanus Kieffer, 1904
               Foenatopus Smith, 1861
Collecting Stephanids
World Species Catalog
     Explanation, list of literature I still do not have
     Acknowledgements to people who contributed (w/ links to their names)
Access to Database
Bibliography
     Aguiar & Sharkov (link)
     Aguiar (Hemistephanus) (link) 
Funding
     CAPES








Central America + Antilles

Basic Reference (s)      Townes (1949), Gauld (1996)

Valid Genera and Species
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Genera         Described      Undescribed
Megischus      5              3
Hemistephanus  1              ?
Foenatopus          1              ?
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Comments.

Available Illustrations.

South America

Basic Reference (s)      Aguiar, in litt.

Taxonomy

Valid Genera and Species
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Genera         Described      Undescribed
Megischus      5              1 ssp. n.?
Hemistephanus  21             ?
Foenatopus          2              ?              
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Comments.

Available Illustrations.

Europe

Basic Reference (s)      Madl (1991)

Taxonomy            

Valid Genera and Species
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Genera         Described      Undescribed
Stephanus      1              ?
Megischus      1              1
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Comments.

Available Illustrations.


Africa

Basic Reference (s)      

Taxonomy

Valid Genera and Species
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Genera         Described      Undescribed
Megischus      ?              ?
Hemistephanus  ?              ?
Foenatopus          ?              ?
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Comments.

Available Illustrations.


Middle East

Basic Reference (s)      

Taxonomy

Valid Genera and Species
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Genera         Described      Undescribed
Megischus      ?              ?
Hemistephanus  ?              ?
Foenatopus          ?              ?
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Comments.

Available Illustrations.


Far Orient

Basic Reference (s)      

Taxonomy

Valid Genera and Species
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Genera         Described      Undescribed
Megischus      ?              ?
Hemistephanus  ?              ?
Foenatopus          ?              ?
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Comments.

Available Illustrations.


Philippines

Basic Reference (s)      

Taxonomy

Valid Genera and Species
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Genera         Described      Undescribed
Megischus      ?              ?
Hemistephanus  ?              ?
Foenatopus          ?              ?
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Comments.

Available Illustrations.


Australia

Basic Reference (s)      

Taxonomy

Valid Genera and Species
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Genera         Described      Undescribed
Megischus      ?              ?
Hemistephanus  ?              ?
Foenatopus          ?              ?
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Comments.

Available Illustrations.



New Caledonia

Basic Reference (s)      

Taxonomy

Valid Genera and Species
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Genera         Described      Undescribed
Megischus      ?              ?
Hemistephanus  ?              ?
Foenatopus          ?              ?
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Comments.

Available Illustrations.